Your selfless spirit.

Memory about a blaze on Ilfracombe High Street in the early 80s.

I recall parting company

you going right

while I went left.

The building well ablase

searching for people

who might be asleep.

A family of eight

came out at my call

we had to coax the old man.

The next time 

I saw you 

was when you fell 

through the ceiling, dead.

I never discovered your name

or who you were,

but someone recalls 

your selfless spirit.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

Some men do possess selfless spirits and reach out to help their fellow man. Excellent, sir.

[sereenaoutloud]

wow the is a sad memory you captured and wrote so well. To have witnessed that must have been horrific !
Thank you for sharing this!! :)